Where does “ឆ្លងកាត់” come from?

ឆ្លងកាត់ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាត់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kac.

ឆ្លងកាត់ (Khmer): to cross over (land, see), to go / pass through (a storm, a difficult experience)

Definitions

  1. to cross over (land, see), to go / pass through (a storm, a difficult experience)

Ancestry of “ឆ្លងកាត់”, step by step

ឆ្លងកាត់ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កាត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាត់to cut, cut off, slice, slit; to divide, detach;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkac—

via Khmer ឆ្លង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឆ្លងto cross; to celebrate
2Proto-Mon-Khmerclɔɔŋto cross; to pass
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kac →Every word from Khmer កាត់ →